The Marriage Builder
by Larry Crabb
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Bestselling author Larry Crabb cuts to the heart of the biblical view of marriage: the "one-flesh" relationship. He argues convincingly that the deepest needs of human personality-security and significance-ultimately cannot be satisfied by a marriage partner. We need to turn to the Lord, rather than our spouse, to satisfy our needs. This frees both partners for "soul oneness," a commitment to minister to our spouse's needs rather than manipulating them to meet our own needs. With "soul show more oneness" comes renewed "body oneness," where couples enjoy sexual pleasure as an expression and outgrowth of a personal relationship. The Marriage Builder also identifies three building blocks essential to constructing marriage: the grace of God, true marriage commitment, and acceptance of one's mate. Discussion questions are included to aid couples who want to dig into it and apply the principles to their own lives and marriages. The Marriage Builder is for anyone who longs to transform marriage from trial to triumph. show lessTags
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Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy by Gary L. Thomas
soflbooks In Larry Crabb's The Marriage Builder and Gary Thomas' Sacred Marriage we find perfectly complementary themes. Crabb deals with the nuts and bolts of having a great marriage as God intended. Thomas gives us the theology of marriage (hint - it's for nothing less than the glory of God, not for anything as trivial as our self-fulfillment). Two excellent books, both of which should be read by every Christian who is serious about marriage.
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This is one of the most challenging book I have read related to marriage and is likely the reason I enjoy my marriage today. Crabb's core thesis is that the reason most marriages struggle is that the partners are looking for the other person to meet or needs, to fill up a void in our lives that only God can fill. This book calls us to trust God to meet our core needs, and out of that dependence to choose to love, serve, and sacrifice for our spouse. I know that when I keep this in mind, that I am a better husband to my wife. Crabb challenged my assumption that my wife was going to somehow "complete me", but rather encouraged me to consider her a companion on a journey. Many of the principles which Crabb applies to marriage are equally show more true in other relationships. show less
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ThingScore 75
Is another book on marriage necessary? This one is.
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This is no ordinary book on marriage. It has the potential of becoming a landmark statement on the subject...challenging and refreshing.
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title*
- In guten wie in bösen Tagen
- Original publication date
- 1982
- First words
- Solomon wrote, "Is there anything of which one can say, 'Look! This is something new'? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time" (Eccl. 1:10).
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Note some of the key ones here as a summary of what you have learned and of how you plan to keep your commitments.
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 248.844 — Religion Christian practice & observance Christian experience, practice, life Christian Living for specific groups Christian Living for Adults Marriage
- LCC
- BV835 .C7 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Practical Theology Practical Theology Ecclesiastical theology Sacraments. Ordinances Marriage
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- Languages
- 8 — Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Korean, Spanish, Swedish
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- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 20
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- 6